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CVE-2026-9486 SourceCodester CVE debrief

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0. The vulnerability affects an unspecified component and can be exploited remotely. According to the source record, an exploit has been publicly released. The vulnerability was published to the CVE List on 2026-05-25 and last modified on 2026-05-26. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction required, with low integrity impact. The weakness enumerations include CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The vendor attribution is marked as low confidence and requires review, with Vuldb identified as a reference domain candidate.

Vendor
SourceCodester
Product
Student Grades Management System
CVSS
LOW 2.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-05-25
Original CVE updated
2026-07-23
Advisory published
2026-05-25
Advisory updated
2026-07-23

Who should care

Organizations running SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0; security teams managing PHP-based academic or student information systems; developers maintaining CSRF protection in legacy web applications.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CWE-352) with an additional weakness classification of CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The CVSS 4.0 score of 2.1 reflects low severity due to required user interaction and limited integrity impact. The attack vector is network-based with low complexity, requiring no privileges but user interaction. The presence of a public exploit increases practical risk. The affected product is SourceCodester Student Grades Management System version 1.0; specific affected endpoints or parameters are not detailed in available sources. Vendor attribution carries low confidence and requires independent verification.

Defensive priority

low

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review and validate CSRF token implementation in SourceCodester Student Grades Management System 1.0
  • Implement or verify SameSite cookie attributes for session management
  • Consider application-level CSRF protection mechanisms if not present
  • Assess exposure of affected systems to untrusted network contexts
  • Monitor for unauthorized state-changing requests in application logs

Evidence notes

CVE published 2026-05-25; modified 2026-05-26. CVSS 4.0 vector: AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P. Weaknesses: CWE-352, CWE-862. Vendor confidence: low, needs review. Exploit status: publicly released per source description.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-9486 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9486

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-9486 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9486

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.